Bumper



Nov. Z9, 1927.

G. W. VEALE BUIPER Filed lla'rch 16. 1927 da SERNG COfIl=ANY,` 0F (1L-EVE PATENT QFFICE..

1 BUMPER'.

Application filed March 16, 1927. Serial No. 17' .6?0.

Vhis invention relates to supports tortender guards and bumpers, and more particularly to a support ot this character which is constructed and adapted to carry either a tender guard or one end of a ull bumper, means lor adjustment being included in either case. 1

In t ie manufacture and marketing ot automobile bum-pers and fender'guards,lit-is, of course, highly desirable to leep at a minimum the number of brackets, Asr-,pj'iorting bars, tastenings, etc., necessary 'tor the application of the bumpers or tender guards to various makes and models of automobiles.

rllhe present invention has to do with they accomplishment or" this purpose in the case of automobiles in which certain body types eX- tend further to the rear of the chassis than certain other body types.

An. object oi' the invention is to provide support :tor the rear oi an automobile which is adapted to carry either one fender guard or one end of a full bumper.

Another object is to provide 'for adjustment longitudinally ot the support in order to malte it possible to apply either the en der guards or the bumper to automobiles having either ot the two body types above mentioned.

@ther objects will appear as I proceed with the description olf that embodiment of the invention which, for the purposes ot the present application, 1 have illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

1 is a plan view of a supporting bar with a fender guard carried thereby, the latter being shown in two dillerent positions ot adjustment;

Fig. 2 is a rear end View of the fender guard, that is, a view looking in the direction o arrow 2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elet/"ation of the supporting bar;

Fig. /1 is a plan view ot an extension for the supporting bar;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation ot the same; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view ot a portion of the supporting bar with the extension in place thereon and showing ope end of a bumper supported thereon in two different positions of adjustment.

ln the drawing, the supporting bar 10 is illustrated in a form which l have found suitable Jtor Ford automobiles, a hole 11 being provided as a means for attachment of the bar by a bolt o r the like tothe chassis ran e, and an angle plate 12 riveted to the ar being provided for attachment to the ody ot the car, a hole 13 in the plate being employed for the reception of suitable tastening means.

The modification of the bar in form and dimensions in order to accommodate it to other makes ot automobiles is, oi' course,

within the purview or" the invention. v

Along the outer or rear end of the supporting bar l form a series oit' holes 14, preferably three in number, adapted tor the reception ot tastenings, such as bolts, by means of which the supporting arms and 16 of a 'fender guard may be mounted. As shown in lfigrl, the bolt 17 extends through a hole 14 in the supporting bar 'and also through registering holes in` both ofthe arms 15 and 16,V while bolts 18 and '19 respectively extend through the supporting` bar and the arm 16 inthe one case and through the supporting bar and the arm 15 in the other case. When the fender guard is adjusted further to the rear, as shown in dotted lines, the arm 15 is held by one bolt only extending through the rearmost hole 14 of the supporting bar and also through a hole in the arm 16, the arm 16 being then held by the two bolts 17 and 19 instead of the two bolts 17 and 18 as beiore. The torward of the two positions illustrated may be employed, 'for instance, upon automobiles having coupe or roadster bodies, while the rear position is yused for sedan or touring car bodies.

Now, when the customer desires a full bumper instead of a pair ol fender guards,

l utilize' the same supporting .bars 10 but attach to them an extension 2O provided with a series ot slightly elongated holes 21, preferably three in number, spaced like the holes 14;. This extension ll attach to the supporting bar 1() by means of three bolts 1'?, 18 and 19, that is, for coupes and roadsters. For sedans and touring cars, however, the extension is moved rearwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, and then the two bolts 17 and 19 only are employed. The rear extremity oit the extension 20 is rolled into an open eye 22 which is adapted to receive a bolt 23 by means of which a U-shaped clip 24 is supported. This clip surrounds an attaching bar 25 of a full length bumper 26 and the parts may be securely held tolill gether by a set screw 27 or by other suitable means.

A dealer or garage man stocking these bumpers and fender guards requires a pair of supporting bars 10 for each bumper or pair of fender guards, regardless of the body type upon which they are to be used, and in addition needs only a pair of extensions 2O for each bumper in stock instead of requiring special supporting` bars for the latter. The-saying in manufacturing costs is therefore considerable,

HayingV thus descr-ibed my invention, I claim;

l. In combination, a pair of supporting bars extending rearwardly from the oppof site sides of an automobile chassis, said bars being adapted to carryv apair of fender guards in either of two positionsfof adjustment longitudinally of the Vehicle, and a pair of-extensionsfor said supporting bars adaptedto be secured to the latter in either of two positions longitudinally of the Vehicle, said extensions being adapted to carry a bumper, whereby a single pair of supporte ing bars may. be employed to carry either fender guards or a bumper for use with either oftwo bodies extending different distances rearwardly of the chassis.

2. In combination, a pair of supporting bars extending rearwardly from the opposite sides of an automobile chassis, saidbars having a plurality of holes therein spaced lengthwise thereof, said bars being adapted to carry a pairof fender guards in either of two positions of adjustment longitudinally of the bars by means of fastenings cooperating with said holes, and a pair of extensions for said supporting bars adapted to be secured tothe latter in either of two positions of adjustment longitudinally of the Vehicle. by means of fastenings cooperating with said holes, saidiextensions being adapted to carry a bumper, whereby a single pair of supporting bars may be employed to carry either fender guards or a bumper for use vwith Veither, of two bodies extendingdifferent distances rearwardly of the chassis.

3.`In combination, a support for a fender guard, and an extension fer. said support having vmeans thereon for carrying onel end ofa full bumper. V

4. In combination, a; support for a fender guard, and an exteIlSQn for said support adapted to be secured theretoin ya plurality of positions of adjustment longitudinally of the support, said extension having means thereon for carrying one end of a full bumper.

In testimony whelO, I hereunto aix my signature.

oponen w. VEALE. 

